The following learning objects were developed with the UTSC Liaison Librarians, as well as participants in our Emerging Professionals Program.
Digital Storytelling with StoryMapJSThis module explores the creation of storymaps through textual narratives. Using StoryMapJS, learn how to isolate, organize, and format information textual information to feed into a geographic narrative using a guided example built around narratives from Aesop's Fables. |
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Fundamentals of Data VisualizationThis module examines the process of creating temporal, geospatial and network data visualizations. Topics covered include categories of visualizations, pre-attentive properties, and organizing and manipulating tabular data for visualizations. Includes examples in Google Data Studio, Palladio, and Voyant. |
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Image AnnotationThis learning module introduces textual and digital annotation processes. Topics covered include image file formats and interoperability frameworks, best practices, and popular projects and tools, including a demonstration of the Szoter annotation tool. |
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Introduction to APIsThis module introduces application programming interfaces (APIs). Topics covered include identifying and locating APIs through library resources, evaluating APIs for scholarly use, and reading documentation. Module also incorporates hands-on exercises using CORE API documentation. |
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Introduction to Bash, Imagemagick & MogrifyThis module introduces the command line through installation and use of Imagemagick, Bash and Mogrify. Module includes command line terminology, installing and using Imagemagick editing and converting bitmap images via the command line. |
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Introduction to Digital StorytellingThis module serves as an introduction and toolbox for digital storytelling. Discover the elements of digital storytelling and evaluate tools for the various processes of storyboarding, narration and editing. |
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Introduction to Encoding (TEI)This module introduces the Text Encoding Initiative (TEI) consortium and standards for marking electronic texts in the humanities. This module provides an overview of the characteristics of TEI and XML, and introduces a number of resources and independent activities. |
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Introduction to Islandora 7This module provides an overview of the digital asset manamgement system Islandora, including architecture, common uses, and a tutorial of the Islandora Sandbox environment. Note that this module covers the Islandora 7 iteration of the software. |
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Introduction to Timelines in the Humanities and TimelineJSThis module explores the creation of timelines from textual narratives. Using TimelineJS, learn how to isolate, organize, and format information textual information to feed into a chronological timeline using a guided example built around narratives from Aesop's Fables. |
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Open Educational Resources (OER)This module explores Open Educational Resources (OER) for instructional use. Module covers Creative Commons Licensing, attributing open resources, finding and assessing OER, and contributing to the OER community. |
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